Windshield protector



June 30, 1925. 1,544,113

A. V. PERSSON ET AL WINDSHIELD PROTECTOR Filed May 20, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet l [NV TOR6 ulf 12.4,. M. i M

ATTORNEY June 30, 1925. 1,544,173

A. v. PERssoN ET AL WINDSHIELD PROTECTOR Filed May 20, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVE TORS ATTORNEY Patented June 30, 1925.

UNITED STATES 1,544,173 PATENT OFFICE.

AKSEL VILHELM PERSSON, OF ESSINGTON, AND PEDER BOSLUND MANSSON, F

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. i

WINDST-IIELD PROTECTOR.

Application filed May 20, 1924. Serial No. 714,543.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, AKsnL VILHELM PEussoN and Penna RosLUND Minsson, both subjects of the King of Denmark, and

residents of Essington, county of Delaware, State of Pennsylvania, and Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, respectively, have jointly in vented certain new and usefulImprovements in Windshield Protectors, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. 3

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in windshield protectors, and has for its object to provide a device which attached to the frame of the windshield, in front of this, will prevent snow and rain from striking the glass and thereby secure to the chauffeur a clear front view at all times.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists of the novel features of construction, combination and arrangei'nents of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all views, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment in part of our invention; Fig. 2

is a transverse vertical section taken on line A A of Fig. 3; Fig. 3 is a rear elevation;

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the lower section of our device; Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view of same, and Fig. 6 shows the device applied in practice to an automobile.

This invention consists of two sections, B and G, operating in conjunction, although the upper section B, might in some cases be used alone.

Referring in detail to the drawings, B designates the upper part or body of our device a windshield protector, or storm-doflector, preferably made of thin sheet metal, although it may be made of any other suitable material.

It has a top plate 11 having aconvex or curved outer surface, the lower part of said plate being bent upon itself tov form a small groove or channel 12. Below said top plate is secured a member 13, constructed with a slight curvature and inclined at an angle of about 45 to the horizontal. This member besides being bent upon itself as indicated at 14 has both ends bent into small channels or grooves as designated by the numerals 15 and 16.

Said members 11 and 13 have on each side rigidly secured side plates 17, which extend a considerable distance to the rear of said members as indicated at 17; these elongated parts of said side-plates have a top cover or roof 18, which in conjunction with said elongated side plates serve as a spacer to bring said storm-deflector in right operating position relative to the windshield; this projecting rear part of our device is also provided with means for securing same to the upper frame of the windshield; said means consist in having these rearwardly projecting plates 17 and 18 bent upon themselves at a right angle to form a flange 19; to this flange are secured metal hangers 20 adapted to be hooked unto the upper frame of the windshield. To provide a tight and snug lit we have provided on said flanges at their in ner side extending over their entire length a metal groove 21, wherein is tightly fitted a heavy rubber band 22, which, when our device is brought into operation, absorbs shocks and jerks that might otherwise be imparted to the glass of the windshield by said mechanical structure. Other means may be employed to secure said device to the windshield, especially when said device is made the same width as the windshield and not merely sectional, covering only the space in front of the chauffeur.

The side plates 17 are provided with apertures 23, 24 and 25 forming outlets for the corresponding grooves 12, 16 and 15.

As shown in Fig. 1, the position of the members 11 and 13 relative to one another is such as to provide a space between them further accomplished through the construction of aforesaid grooves 12, 16 and 15 in which rain and snow after striking the members 11 and 13 will accumulate, whereafter the water is carried off through the outlets 23, 24 and 25.

To make our device still more effective we have constructed for use in conjunction with aforesaid'section B, another section C, consisting of preferably a rectangularplate of heavy glass 26, which is enclosed in the usual metal frame asjindicated at 27; said frame is pivotally hinged to the lower part of the stationary windshield in any suitable manner. As shown in Fig. 5, we prefer to have the lower ends of the side frames 27 elongated with enlarged portions having eyelets 28, and studs 29 secured to the frame of the stationary windshield and projecting to receive said eyelets.

Rigidly secured to the windshield on each side are two projecting guides 30 having slots 31, which permits free sliding moveinent of an adjustment .crcw 32 secured to each side of said glass frame. To bring the latter in any desired position the head of said adjustment screw33 isturned inwardly, thereby securing a compact juncture of the glass frame and the guides in any position.

It is obvious that while the section B itself affords ample protection from rain and snow for a part of the windshield, such protection becomes most complete in conjunction with the operation and adjustment of section C.

While we haveshown and described the preferred construction and arrangementol' the s veral. elements employed, it will be understood that the invention is susceptible to considerable modification therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended cla-ims.

Having thus described the invention we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent I 1. A. windshield protector comprising a casing, a means for securing said caslng to a' windshield, a curved top for said casing having a channel formed therewith, deflector plate in said casing spaced from said top and acting in conjunction therewith as a tunnel providing for aerial suction, said deflector plate formed with a plurality of channels, all oi. saidchannels acting as rain and snow catchers, and means of draining said casing. I

A windshield protector comprising a casing, a convex, rczirwardly curved top plate for said casing having achannel fo'rmed therewith, side plates tors-aid casing, said side plates provided with a pinrality of drainage openings, a rcarwardly directed extension on said casing, means on said extension for securing the casing to a windshield, a c rved deflector plate within said casing bent upon itself and formed with channels at its ends, all Ot s-aid channels device.

casing, and cushioning means for the securing means.

3. A windshield protector comprising a casing, perforated side walls for said casing,

a rearwardly curved top formed with a channel at its lower end, a rearward extension on said casing, a grooved flange on said extension, hangers attached to said flange for securing the casing to a windshield, a rubber cushion in the groove of said flange for preventing rattling, and a curved and inclined deflector'plate within said casing having? its material bent upon itself and channels formed at its ends" said curved deflectorplate and top providing a funnel for aerial suction, and said channels communie eating with the openings inthe said walls forming automatically acting drainage means.

4;. A. device of the character described consisting oil I two co-operating sections, an upper and a lower one, the said upper-section comprising a casing rearwardly extended and provided with means for Sucuring the same on a windshield, means for cushioning said securing means, a rearwardly directed curved top plate for said casing, having a channel formed with its lower end, a curved and inclined deflector plate within the casing in spaced relation to the top thereof, having channels formed with its ends, all of said channels communicating with openings'in the side alls of said casing allowing an automatic draining of the same. i j

5.'A Windshield protector comprising a casing, open atitsfront, a top plate for-said casing having an outer, convex front and a straight. rear extension, perforated side plates for said casing, a fla nge at therear end of. said casing having an outer groove, a rubber cushion within said groove adapted to engage the windshield, hangers attached to said flange "fol-securing said casing on a windshield, said top plate having a channel formed at its lower end in communication with one of the openings in the sidewalls, a curved and inclined deflector plate having its material bent upon itself within said casing and channels formed at its ends comma: meeting with openings in the side walls, and a means co-operating with said casing for forming a complete windshield protecting AKsEL viLrisLr i rsnsson. PEDER ROSLUND MANssoN. 

